RESTLESSNESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does restlessness mean?
• RESTLESSNESS (noun)
The noun RESTLESSNESS has 4 senses:
1. the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
2. a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
3. a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
4. inability to rest or relax or be still
Familiarity information: RESTLESSNESS used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• RESTLESSNESS (noun)
Meaning:
The quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
the restlessness of the wind
Hypernyms ("restlessness" is a kind of...):
mobility (the quality of moving freely)
Meaning:
A lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
impatience; restlessness
Hypernyms ("restlessness" is a kind of...):
annoyance; botheration; irritation; vexation (the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed)
Meaning:
A feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
fidget; fidgetiness; restlessness
Context examples:
he's got the fidgets / waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
Hypernyms ("restlessness" is a kind of...):
agitation (the feeling of being agitated; not calm)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restlessness"):
impatience (a restless desire for change and excitement)
Meaning:
Inability to rest or relax or be still
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
queasiness; restlessness; uneasiness
Hypernyms ("restlessness" is a kind of...):
nervousness (a sensitive or highly strung temperament)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restlessness"):
jactation; jactitation ((pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness)
